Tera

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: ttr
Population: 101,000 (2000).
Location:: Borno state: Kwayakusar LGA; Gombe state: Yamaltu-Deba LGA.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.1, Western
Dialects: Nyimatli (Nimalto, Nyemathi, Nyimatali, Yamaltu), Pidlimdi (Ghena, Ghuna, Hina, Hinna), Bura Kokura. Dialect cluster (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Language Use: Also use Hausa [hau].
Language Development: Grammar. NT: 2016.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tera
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 2008.

Location: Borno state: Kwayakusar LGA; Gombe state: Yamaltu-Deba LGA.